The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-06

called together for a game this summer, each. so
far as possible, resuming his old position. The
Senator said they played ball good deal differ
entity nowadays than when he was boy, but he
thought he could hold his own.
SWEDEN has become a great exporter of but
ter The amount sent abroad last year was
valued at more than 81 000 100 The Swedish
3airies are now worked upon the most improved
systems. Only skilled hands are employed in
receiving the milk, separating and raining the
performed with the greatest care and cleanliness.
The dairy maids receive a practical and theo-
retical training a. dairy schools
GEN. ALoNzo ALDEN, who has been suffering
for weeks from bullet ne has carried in his neck
since the battle of Cold Harbor, came very near
dying last Wednesday afternoon. He survived,
however. and his first words were: This Is the
twenty-third anniversary of the battle of Cold
Harbcr. and shout o'clock in the afternoon,
twenty-three years ago to-day, got that bullet
that is causing all this trouble. 1t was close
call for my life then, and it has given me close
call to-day"
Mr. Maxim. the inventor, who has just paid a
visit to the Gar, describes Alexander III as be-
ing man of imperial presence. TALL stately, not
in thu leas. degree corpulent, with eye as
clear as if he had been like Mr.. Maxim himself,
teetotaler of the State of Maine. He is slightly
inclined to be bald. but is in the prime of life,
full of vigor and Intelligence. It was impossible
to look into his clear, open counrenance. Mr..
many of the stories current in the English press.
The Grand Duke Michael is less progressing
appearance. and a trace of imperial purple in
the wrong place seemed to imply that he was
less abstemlous than the Emperor.
THE fund for the monument to Theodore Par
ker, over his grave in Florence Italy. is growing
steadily. Contributions come from all parts of
the world. Sonora Conception Arenal, the
Spanish author and reformer, So bscribes. saying:
Parker died far from the spot where he was
born, but he does not lie in a foreign land The
country of such man is the whole earth" Mr.
Edward Wavrinsky sends contribution from
Stockholm, Sweden. Some discussion has arisen
concerning the design OF the monument. 1t
ssems now to be settled that the original plan
and simple structure. which accords with Mr.
Parker's own TASTE shall be preserved with the
addition of a bronze bust or medallion
ACCORDING to the Vienna Tageblatt, the Cars
highest aim is to be crowned Emperor of Asia"
on the site of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
The Criunean war had its origin in the quarrels
over the holy places in Palestine, and was a con-
tinuaton of the conflict between East and West
which the Crusades left still unsettled. Every
step of the Russians toward Constantinople is
thus step toward Jerusalem. 1t is of great
significance that the Emperor Alexander III re-
lies much more upon the power of religious en-
thusiasm than either of his predecessors did.
He wishes to procure more official and osten
tatous conservation of his religious authority,
and to have his position emphasized as the SUI
preme protector of the Eastern Churches and
the orthodox faith, and SO rally all the Greek
and Office of the Gar as the Cons tantine and
Justiniau of the modern world. This bold prof.
eet has been long in preparation, is never lost
sight of in any diplomatic movement, and no
sacrifice of money is thought too great to secure
this end. Numbers of settlements of Eastern
monks. of apparently harmless and unpretend-
ing character, have been and being founded,
and Russia finds the money for the purchase of